Stephen Russell Leicht (born January 9, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No.

At the age of 11, Leicht was participating in the Go Kart Nationals, when he collided with the flag stand and was sent flying from his racecar.

In 2005, he moved to Wisconsin to work with veteran American Speed Association crew chief Howie Lettow.

He started eighth in his Busch series debut at Memphis Motorsports Park, and finished thirteenth.

On July 23, he made his first Nextel Cup Series start in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway for Yates Racing, qualifying 36th and finishing 33rd, one lap behind.

He won his first race at Kentucky Speedway and finished 7th in the final drivers' points ranking.

At the end of the season, Robert Yates Racing released Leicht from his contract because of sponsorship and finance issues.

Leicht was originally slated to run 23 events, but his races were nearly halved by the addition of Clint Bowyer as co-driver.

He was released from RCR at the end of the year and signed to attempt 29 races for D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports in the No.

After skipping Talladega, he filed to compete for Rookie of the Year in the Sprint Cup Series,[2] with plans to run the majority of the remainder of the season in the No.

[4] After a four-year absence in NASCAR, on January 10, 2017, Leicht received a ride to drive the No.

Leicht was left without a ride when the 97 scaled back its schedule after the sixth race.

[5] On January 22, 2018, it was announced that Leicht is tabbed as a full-time driver for a newly formed team JP Motorsports.

On May 22, 2018, it was announced that Leicht and JP Motorsports parted ways and was replaced by Brandon Hightower.

The first race for Leicht was the Super Start Batteries 188, he also was scheduled to drive in the Pit Boss 250 but failed to qualify.

[9] During downswings in his racing career, Leicht suffered from clinical depression and eventually went to counseling to treat it.